How it all started
Roy Barton, director of NORA Motorsport, has wanted to introduce a Youth and Amateur development programme for some time. With Roy having previously started something similar in the early 2000’s alongside the legendary Mark Hucklebridge when unfortunately, a change in job brought this to a close. Since then, Roy has been looking for ways to make a positive difference to the Youth and Amateur riders outside of their normal coaching and team set ups.
Coach Robb, director of Complete Racing Solutions has been working with athletes in the United States for over 14 Years and can boast a good amount of success, not only with his work with riders such as Jeremy Martin, Ryan Dungey and Adam Cianciarulo, but also having worked with riders from their 65cc Junior days to them recently turning Pro! CRS currently have five teams from Factory to Development from the US and beyond.
In early 2022, Roy was introduced to Coach Robb and it was soon evident that both Roy and Coach Robb shared the same passion and vision for the development of Youth and Amateur riders. Following Coach Robb’s whistle stop tour to the UK in 2022, NORA and CRS teamed up to introduce a unique programme to the UK!
What's it all about?
The idea is to work with a select few riders to improve their performance on the bike in ways that not many other are, through analysis and the implementation of physicality, wellness, nutrition and mental limiters.
The programme has been proven throughout the US, Australia and New Zealand and NORA are proud to work with CRS to make this available throughout the UK to select riders.
It all begins with each NORA CRS team riders undergoing an assessment through a body and nutritional plan, once all the information is received Coach Robb and his team analysis all the data. This then provides them the knowledge to create a bespoke plan for each individual team rider to suit them and their lifestyle.
Each plan will work around the riders upcoming season, to ensure that they are in a better position than anyone else on that start line!
The goal...
The goal for the NORA CRS Development Team is to give the UK riders something that has been missing from UK’s Motocross for too long!
The chance to be a part of a development team which offers a programme like no other, from nutritional insight with Coach Robb and track days with an MX Coach to NORA CRS branded race kits, helmets and team wear as well as some amazing brand deals!
This is not a quick fix programme and requires a lot of hard work from all involved:
- The Rider
- The Coaches
- The Team Staff
- The Parents
- The Partners
We want to help riders become better racers and athletes with a long-term future that could hopefully one day see them competing on the world stage!
